BIRKELAND
NORAD 55015 · 2023-001G
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- NOR
- Launch date
- 2023-01-03
- Launch site
- AFETR
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- —
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-09-27T07:09:34.543872Z
- Period
- 93.41 min
- Inclination
- 97.3253°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007969
- Mean motion
- 15.41640366 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 435.8 km
- Apogee alt
- 446.7 km
- Semi-major
- 6,819.4 km
- B*
- 1.9567e-4
- RAAN
- 338.5857°
- Arg perigee
- 97.4923°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.7230°
- Rev number
- 20,807
§ Raw data
BIRKELAND1 55015U 23001G 26270.29831648 .00008163 00000+0 19567-3 0 99982 55015 97.3253 338.5857 0007969 97.4923 262.7230 15.41640366208076
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/55015 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| FM | Mode U - TLM | 401.500 MHz | — |
| BPSK | S-band telemetry | 2.207 GHz | — |
| BPSK | Wideband data (512000) | 2.207 GHz | — |
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